Where does “monoserotype” come from?
monoserotype (English) comes from English serotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
monoserotype (English): Containing, or derived from a single serotype
Definitions
- Containing, or derived from a single serotype
Ancestry of “monoserotype”, step by step
monoserotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serotype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serotype | A group of microorganisms characterised by a... |
| 2 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 4 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |